Angolan War of Independence
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, African Americans, Blacks, Wars, Battles, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Nationalism
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, African History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Angola
- Date: 1961-1975
Article abstract: At issue: Angola’s struggle for independence from Portugal. Result: Nationalist victory and control of the newly independent country by the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA).
Background
Portugal claimed control of Angola as its colonial territory as early as the mid-fifteenth century. Angola soon became the destination of adventurous Portuguese men of fortune and was also viewed as an open field for Christianization. From the sixteenth through the eighteenth century, it became a source of thousands of slaves shipped...
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